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Nov. 27, 1928. 1,693,406 w. F. SCHMIDT TOY MACHINE GUN Filed Aug. 29, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVE TOR.

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Nov. 27, 1928. 1,693,406

W. F. SCHMIDT TOY MACHINE GUN Filed Aug. 29, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 [NV NTOR.

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W. F. SCHMIDT TOY MACHINE GUN Filed Aug. 29, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 wmwro/e A TTORNE Y.

Patented Nov. 27, 1928.

1,693,466 UNITED STATES. PATENTYOOIFFICE.

WILLIAM F. SCHMIDT, or WYANIJOTTE, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO ALLMETAL PROD-f UCTS COMPANY, OF \VYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

TOY MACHINE GUN.

Application filed August 29, 1927. Serial No. 216,068.

My invention relates to toy machine guns and a special object of my improvements is to perfect the operation of the device embodied in my application filed in the United States Patent Oiiice November 29, 1926 and having the Serial Number 151,809, and to improve the construction of the same.

I accomplish this object in the apparatus shown in the accompanying drawings, in which: r

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy machine gun embodying my invention, the standards being broken away.

Figure 2 is an end elevation looking from the right of Figure 1. V

Figure 3 is an inverted plan view, a part of the barrel and crank being broken away and the base plate removed.

Figure 4 is a vertical section through the axis of the barrel.

Figure 5 is a section on the line V, V, F igure 4.

Figure 6 is a section on the line VI, VI, Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the three parts forming the casing and operating part therein, arranged in the relative position they take when being assembled.

a is the casing and b the operating cam therein. (Z is the barrel having the enlargement (Z at its outer end for constraining the movement of the cork h.

6 is the spring for projecting the air compressing piston f on the end of the retracting rod g is the connecting-rod running parallel to the barrel cl beneath the same and turned upward through a slot in the barrel-part (Z2 and formed into a loop g therein for engaging the cork h.

In my said previous application the rod 9 was rigidly connected to the retracting means. It is impracticable to obtain corks of precisely the same size and with the cork-actuating part 9 traveling an invariable distance the placing of the cork thereby in the muzzle of the barrel d was not as uniform as the perfect act-ion of this apparatus required. I have, therefore, provided a yielding connection'between the retracting means and the cork-actuating part so that the cork is now forced to position in the muzzle of the gun with a practically uniform force whatever the casual variation in the size of the cork may be and I have proyd is a longitudinal slot in the lower wall of the barrel cl back of that portion traversed by the piston The rod g is turned upward at its rear end and extends in a portion d through the slot gal and between the sixth or v seventh coil of the spring e. Said rod then turns againat right angles and extends in'a part g* parallel to the axis of the spring e for a distance sufficient to hold the rod in the coils of said spring. r

This not only perfects the action of the apparatus but provides for the convenient assembling of the parts.

As further contributing to the facility of assembling the constituent parts I provide a single stamping which forms the casingand barrel-frame, and secures the barrel and shaft of the actuating-cam in position.

a indicates the casing as a whole. This is made up of two semi-cylindrical portions, (1 a, united at their upper ends and provided at their adjacent edges with apertures a*, a which re ister and form the bearings for the camshaft 5 ac, indicates lugs extending from the lower edges of the parts a, a and aca indicates similar lugs similarly extending from the lower edges of said part and located close to the rear-vertical edges of said parts (Figs. 5 and 70). V c is the base plate consisting of a stamping of sheet metal having the sockets, c 0 c for receiving the upper ends of the adjustable standards, having its periphery turned down in strengthening-flange and provided with apertures 0 for receiving the lugs ac and a single aperture 0 a for receiving the lugs am, am.

The method of assembling these parts is illustrated in Figure 7 in which (0) shows the stamping for the casing inverted and shows the cam and cam-shaft in positon to be placed into engagement with the stamping of the casing and (a) shows the inverted base plate ready to be putin position.

- These parts are assembled by bringing the shaft 6 opposite the apertures a, a and then closing the parts a a together so as to engage said shaft in said apertures. The base plate 0 is then brought down upon the semi-circular edges of the parts a a with the lugs a0 extending through the'apertures a and the lugs twa extending through the aperture 0 a.

forms the barrel-frame.

position by a tongue (1 engaging the adg aeent Saidlugsarev then turned over, as shown in Figure/4, binding tliepartstogether;

a is a lateral extension of the portion. of the easing-sta1nping joining the parts a a which extended portion When bent together This is secured in thatis bent downward to,- iiorni a stop for the spring& may engagein saidaperture.

' YVhat I claim. is:

V In an apparatus of thekind describedga stamping havingtwocormqlementary parts I to be bentto. bringthe edges of said 'parfistogether to form a casing and having reg stering apertures 1n said edges, a part of each; at said apertures being; mone edge and the other partin the other edge, and an operating part having a-shatt', said shaft beingengaged: by the registeringparts of said apertures, a base plate having apertures therein, and lugs extending from the other edges oifsai'd' parts andengagingin the aperturesin said base plate. 7

2., In an apparatus of the kind described, a barrel, a stamping having tWo complementary part-s1 united bya portion adapted to be bent around said barrel throughout the Width of said portion toibring the edges of: said parts together to. form a casing" and having regiss teringapertures: in said ediges, a part of each; of said. apertures. being in one andt-he otherp the other'edgaand an operating pa tihaving alshatt, said shattbei'ngyengaged by the registering-parts of saidapertmres, and means: for holding said parts theirzbjent position, said provided with a lug acZ adapted to engage over the end edge of the barrel.

In testimony: whereafl,1isign,- this specificm tion.

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